Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce that the Managing Board of ECCOMAS has decided to deliver three new ECCOMAS Awards offered to the scientific community. The Awards are:
· The Ritz-Galerkin Medal, honouring individuals who have made outstanding, sustained contributions in the field of computational methods in applied sciences. · The Prandtl Medal, honouring individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the area of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). · The Euler Medal, honouring individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the area of computational solid and structural mechanics (CSSM). The Awards will be delivered for the first time at the ECCOMAS-IACM Congress in Venice (30 June - 4 July 2008). Please find below a description of the Awards and of the Award selection process. I invite you to take part in this important initiative by nominating distinguished scientists for the ECCOMAS Awards. Yours sincerely, Eugenio Onate Chairman of the ECCOMAS Awards Committee Past-President of ECCOMAS Director of CIMNE Edifici C-1, Campus Nord UPC Gran Capita, s/n 08034 Barcelona, Spain onate en cimne.upc.edu www.eccomas.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prizes and Awards The Ritz-Galerkin Medal The Ritz-Galerkin Medal is the highest award given by ECCOMAS. It honors individuals who have made outstanding, sustained contributions in the field of computational methods in applied sciences over periods representing substantial portions of their professional careers. The medal carries the images of Walter Ritz and Boris Galerkin in recognition of the synergy between mathematics, numerical analysis, mechanics of solids and structures, fluid dynamics, and other engineering disciplines that underpin much of the broad field of computational methods in applied sciences. The medal is awarded every four years at the ECCOMAS Congress. The Prandtl Medal The Prandtl Medal will be awarded for outstanding and sustained contributions to the area of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). These contributions shall generally be in the form of important research results which significantly advance the understanding and application of theories and methods impacting CFD. The medal carries the image of Ludwig Prandtl. The medal is awarded every two years at the ECCOMAS Computational Fluid Conference or at the ECCOMAS Congress. The Euler Medal The Euler Medal will be given for outstanding and sustained contributions to the area of computational solid and structural mechanics (CSSM). These contributions shall generally be in the form of important research results which significantly advance the understanding and application of mathematical theories and methods impacting CSSM. The medal carries the image of Leonhard Euler. The medal is awarded every two years at the ECCOMAS Computational Solid and Structural Mechanics Conference or at the ECCOMAS Congress. General guidelines for the selection of recipients of the ECCOMAS Awards Eligibility. All recipients shall be members of organisations affiliated to the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences. Frequency. The awards shall not be given more frequently than once every two years in the case of Prandtl and Euler Awards, and 4 years in the case of the Ritz-Galerkin Award. Nominations. The ECCOMAS Awards Committee, appointed by the Managing Board, solicits nominations from the ECCOMAS Membership. Nominators may nominate no more than one individual for each award. Self-nominations are not accepted. Nominators are invited to submit a one-page maximum combined nominating statement/vita in support of the nominee. The Awards Committee shall select a candidate for each award and present these selections to the ECCOMAS Managing Board, for the final decision. Award Committee The Award Committee for the ECCOMAS Award 2008 consists of the persons listed below. It is the responsibility of the Awards Committee to make all preparations for the selection of the awardees and presentation of the awards to them at the ECCOMAS Congress or at ECCOMAS Conferences, as appropriate. Award Committee for the ECCOMAS Awards 2008: E. Oñate (Chair), O. Mahrenholtz, H. Mang, J. Periaux, N. E. Wiberg Voting Committee The Voting Committee consists of one representative of each organization affiliated to ECCOMAS and the chairman of the Award Commitee who will chair the Voting Committee. Members of the Voting Committee are not eligible for Awards. Calendar The calendar for the Awardees Selection Process is the following: * First week of March 2008: Announcement of the Awards to the ECCOMAS Affiliated Organizations and general ECCOMAS Membership database. Nominations must be sent by e-mail to onate en cimne.upc.edu * First week of March 2008: Call for proposals for members of the Voting Committee to the ECCOMAS Affiliated Organizations. Proposals must be submitted by March 31, 2008 at 17:00 hr. (Greenwich meantime). No new members for the Voting Committee will be accepted after the fixed date. * April 7, 2008: Announcement of the Voting Committee in the ECCOMAS web page. * April 18, 2008, 17:00 (Greenwich meantime): Receipt of proposals for ECCOMAS Awards. * May 19, 2008, 17:00 (Greenwich meantime): End of voting process and selection of awardees. The voting process will be carried out electronically via the internet voting platform provided by the ECCOMAS Secretariat at Barcelona. Selection of Awardees Each member of the Voting Committee will be allowed to vote for up to three different candidates for each Award in the first voting round. Each award will be granted to the person receiving the largest number of votes, providing this number is greater than one third of the total number of persons from the Voting Committee actively participating in the selection of that particular award. A round-off voting will be implemented if no candidate fulfils the conditions for receiving the award. Candidates for the round-off will include the 3 persons receiving the largest number of votes in the first voting round. This number will be extended in case of draws. A draw between candidates fulfilling the rules for receiving the award will result in multiple awards. The Award Committee might decide on the implementation of a subsequent round-off voting if necessary. Barcelona, 3rd, March, 2008.